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The Scene is Set: Cast & Creative Team Revealed for Twelve Yuletide Yarns
Theatre Porto is thrilled to announce the brilliant cast and creative team behind Twelve Yuletide Yarns – a joyful, wintry new show co-produced with Funnelwick Limb and Eastern Angles.
Bursting with festive energy and imagination, the show is specially created for schools, libraries, and community spaces across Essex, Cheshire and beyond.
Twelve Yuletide Yarns is a vibrant collection of stories and poems celebrating the magic of winter – packed with wonder, laughter, and a few unexpected carrot chases along the way.
The show is written by celebrated British poet, broadcaster, and author Murray Lachlan Young, and at the heart of the show is an acclaimed team of artists and creatives:
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Lead Storyteller: Rew Lowe – award-winning actor-musician and TV favourite from Grandpa in my Pocket and The Ha Ha Hairies
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Composer & Live Musician: Semay Wu – highly regarded cellist, composer and sound artist (credits include Hare and the Tortoise, New Wolsey Theatre)
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Puppeteer & Stage Manager: Beccy Hillam – Liverpool-based stage manager and co-director of Headstrung Puppets
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Director: Nina Hajiyianni – Artistic Director of Theatre Porto, specialist in child-centred new work and director of Funnelwick Limb’s previous productions The Chronicles of Atom & Luna and The Mystery of Raddlesham Mumps
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Designer: Bek Palmer – known for imaginative work with Opera North, Theatre Hullabaloo, Tall Stories and Theatre Porto
Produced by Matthew Linley for Funnelwick Limb, the show is co-produced by Theatre Porto and Eastern Angles. This year’s festive tour includes performances at Harwich Arts Centre, Sunspot Jaywick, and Theatre Porto’s home in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. It will also visit a wide range of schools and venues across both Essex and Cheshire.
Theatre Porto’s involvement builds on our commitment to bold, playful work made with, by and for children and young people – and to bringing high-quality, imaginative theatre into communities where it’s least expected but most needed.
Twelve Yuletide Yarns is perfect for ages 6+ and families looking for something magical this winter.
Tickets are now on sale – book early to avoid disappointment!
The production is supported by Arts Council England (with National Lottery funding), Tendring District Council and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
